Riyadh vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Riyadh	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3539	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$946	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1446	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2285	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	7.01M	693K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 11% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 3529th and 4152nd ($1632 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 879th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Zaragoza

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	Riyadh	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$763	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1845	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.1	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2922	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.23	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.5	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9443	$8348

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671